The river press., 1887-10-19
LOCAL NOTES.

omnibus will be here by the time regular
passenger trains are put on.
There is now force of 55 men loading
ties at the Teton siding. 1t is estimated
that enough will be shipped from this
point to complete the track to the crossing
Of Sun river.
We are reliably informed that the
Western Union Telegraph company will
finish its commercial line into Fort Ben
ton and establish its Office and be ready
for business early next week.
DIR. T. @. Martin, of Boston, whose ar
rival We noted day or two ago, has con-
cuded to spend the winter in this nelghbor-
hood to indulge in hunting and general re-
creation from hard work and study.
Capt Sears chief engineer of the Mis-
souri, improvement work, is expected IN
Benton in a few days to make arrange
ments for the disposition Of the govern
ment fleet Of boats into their winter quar-
ters and to close up this seasons work.
The county commissioners have pur-
chased a pile driver for use in putting in
bridges. We consider this very wise
move When a bridge is needed now it
can be put in at small expense and with
out fear of its being washed away by
every spring freshet.
Edward W. S. Tingle, associate editor of
the St Paul Globe, and Miss Aggie Kelly,
daughter of Hon. 2. H. Kelly, we're united
in marriage on October 10Th at the resi-
dence of the brides parents, No. $50 Hoff-
man avenue, Rev. Father Caillet, Of St.
Mary's church, officiating.
From Thursdays Daily.
Mr. Ira Meyers returned to-day over
the Manitoba railroad from a flying trip
70 Minneapolis He reports quick time
and most excellent accommodations over
the new route.
G. K. (Charlie) Hardenbrook this year
raised $4,000 bushels Of oats on 400 acres
of land in the Deer Lodge valley. Sixty
acres Of it averaged 70 bushels to the acre.
Our exchanges noticing big crops will
please bear this in mind.-New Northwest.
In the case Of woman named Mary
Peterson who was tried and convicted at
the last term of the district court in this
city for unlawful cohabitation, and who
was sentenced to so days in the county
Jail, the sentence was suspended for 30
days. The time having expired she was
arrested and incarcerated this morning,
and the sentence will be carried out.
A new disease has broken out among
the horses in the Snake river country,
which is said to prove fatal inside of d
hours. The animal when first taken ap-
pears dull and lifeless If bled and the
blood left stand an hour it settles, and on
~ about an inch in a quart measure will
show the crimson hue of the healthy fluid,
the rest being white an mattery in ap-
pearance. There seems to be no remedy
whatever when the horse is once attacked,
and in some cases they die in from ten
minutes to an hour after the first ymp-
tom is noticed The disease is entirely
new and Poke Easy" is local term ap-
piled to it.-Wardner News.
Drs. Mitchell and Mussigbrod, after
putting gas pipe in their new asylum
building at Warm Springs, concluded to
introduce electric light, and will run the
wires through the gas pipes They have |
given l.. G. Trent the order for twenty
four horse power tubular boiler, which |
will heat the building with steam and
generate the electricityfo for two hundred
lights, which will be placed in all the
buildings There will also be power for
pumping and saving wood. The intro
duction Of these features will extend the
time Of the completion of the building to
Nov. 10Th, but when completed it will
have all the modern conveniences and
safeguards New Northwest
From Fridays Daily.
For fine pocket cutlery 60 to Ell. j. Wack-
erlin & Co.'S. x
Parties having property to sell can list
it with w, II, Todd
A new stock of shawls just received at
7. G. Power & Bros. *
The celebrated Wilson Bros. shirts, $50
different colors, for sale at A. Nathans. =
Parties desiring to buy property in or
near Benton can do so through w. H.
Todd.
Just received at A. Nathan's custom de-
partment 500 new styles Of fall and win
ter samples.
H. J, Waokerlin & Co., have just re
eeived big invoice Of cowboy revolvers
of all styles. e#.
A. Nathan is now ready to measure you
for new fall or winter suit. Call and see
my new samples.
At Miles City there is lullin cattle